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Brian Christopher Guettler

Advisor at Ameriprise — Ponchatoula, LA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

24 years

Location

Ponchatoula, LA 70454

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Ameriprise

Institution

Total advisors

13,129

Across 4,276 offices

Clients per advisor

105 High

Avg AUM per client

$471,167 Typical

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

Brian Guettler is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2001. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for clients approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored, written recommendation reports. The firm also provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated entities.

Client services

Based on Ameriprise

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Asset allocation services

Expertise

Based on Ameriprise

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies

Demographic focus

Based on Ameriprise

Approaching retirement

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $999,999: 0.15% $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 0.12% $2,000,000 - $3,999,999: 0.09% $4,000,000+: 0.07%

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 in net investable assets and at least $500,000 in Ameriprise Financial Managed Account assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services and included in your Retirement Portfolio.

Location

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Ponchatoula, LA

122 W Pine St Ste D

Ponchatoula LA 70454

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Louisiana · Texas

Work history

24 years of industry experience

Ameriprise

2020 - Present • 6 years

Ponchatoula, LA

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

2001 - 2020 • 19 years

Metairie, LA

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Business activities & affiliations

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Series 63, Series 65

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CFP®, Series 63

Ponchatoula, LA

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Series 63, Series 65

Hammond, LA

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Series 66

Hammond, LA

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Jon G

Series 66

Hammond, LA

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Series 66

Hammond, LA

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